Stove leg



Oct. 8, 1929. L DANA' ,I 1,731,126

STOVE LEG Filed March 21, 1929 amica leali@ 20170;,

Patented st. 8, 19,29

UNITED `STATES PATENT @erica LESLIEDANA, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 CHARTER OAK STOVE & RANGE COMPANY, A CORPORATION" F MISSOURI prevent the accumulation of dirt.

STOVE LEG Application filed March 21,

This invention pertainsto supporting legs, particularly adapted for stove bases and the like. f

One object of this inventionis the provision of readily `attachable means for preventing the accumulation of dirt at the lower portion of a channeled leg member.

Another object of this invention is the simplification of such means, and the provision of means for maintainingthe stove leg and protecting member flush with a level` floor to prevent the collection of dirt atfthe lower portion of the channel of the leg.

Other-objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of a preferredform of the invention. f

In the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts- Figli isan elevation, partly in section, of a stove leg embodying the invention, taken perpendicular to the flat-faceof ,the filler member;

Fig. 2 is a perspective yview of the several parts entering intor theconstruction, showing the relative positioning ofthe same in assembly; andy Fig.L 3 isa sectional plan view'taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.@ y

Referring to the drawings, the construction f therein f illustrated comprises a channeled stove leg 10 formed with a foot portion `11 at its lower end, and also having means at'its upper end for the rigid attachment'of skirt members yfor rigidly holding the stovey legs in proper position yas hereinafter more fully described.

Ordinarily channeled leg constructions are subject to the `disadvantages that dirt which collects'behind the foot, in the channel, can be removed only with 'considerable difficulty and inconvenience. It has been proposed to form the foot portion `of the leg as` a solidly cast t block, thus forming a solid filler member to Such proposed construction is not practical, however, for several reasons, among which is the increasedweight, the diiculty attending the formation in the same cast-ing of a solid block 1929. Serial No. 348,949.

,and a thin channeled member, and the unnecessarily large quantity of .metal consumed.

According to this invention the leg member 10 ris provided with a threaded boss 12 and with an upper lug 13 and lower lugs 14C to provide for rthe fixation of a liller member 15 in the channel at its foot portion. This `filler member comprises a channel covering portion 16, formed te lit the open side of channeled leg 10 and extends upwardly from the foot portion thereof, and a tongue portion 17 is formed to extend into the channel and substantially iit the walls thereof, to prevent the upper end of channel covering portion 16 from entering too deeply into theichannel and to `prevent dustaccumulation in the root pen tion of the leg. This tongue portion 1'? is preferably inclined upwardly as shown, so that dust and dirt will not 'tend to deposit thereon,

i and so that such dust asdoes cling thereto may beeasily removed. n

As shownimost clearly Iin Fig. 1, the ertremity of the tongue portion 17 engages with the lug `13 tofprevent upward longitudinal vmovement ofthe fillermember when-placed in position.y l

Lugs 14 provide stops, te preventfthe lower end ofthe channel covering` portion 16 of the filler member 15 from entering too deeply intothe channel, and-also to ceaet with the lugs 18 formed on the channel covering-portion 16, asshown, to prevent downward longitudinal movement of the, filler member in the channel.

As shown in the drawings the iiller member is y-so proportioned that when engaged as above described with the lugs y155 and lll, the

lower edge of the channelcovering portionr 16 lies in `vthe same' plane with theedge of the foot portion 11,'so that when stood on a level surface the footportion of the leg` and the lower `edge of `the filler member lit flush against the surface.

The filler member is provided with a perforation 19 which lmay be reinfo i l v." a boss as shown. This perforation is so placer as to be aligned with the bess 12 when the hller member is positie-ned inthe channel.L il, machine screw 20 passed through the perforation and threadedly `engaged with the boss l2 serves to securely fasten tl e iiller member in position. rllhe iiller member 1s pr -"erably removably attached to the leg so that it may be detached therefrom to be more readily cleaned should it become excessively soiled from long inattention.

lt is preferable in order to prevent the accumulation ot' dirt around the stove leg, that the leg be so held that the foot portion and the lower portion of the iiller member will lit iiush upon a horizontal surface, as the iloor. To obtain this result v ve provided means for assembling plurali ot l so that the several legs will be with the edges of their t t ,y loot porti nslying in substantially the same plane.

This means comprises shirt portions 2l having their end port-ions formed to abut the lateral portions 22 of the upper end of the stove leg` l0. rl`he shirt portions also proening them to the stove legs in this abutting relation, which may talre the form of offset tongues adapted to overlap the upper lateral portions oi said leg and to be fastened to the leg by machine screws passing through the tongues 23 and screwing into threaded bosses 24C formed in proper position on the inside ot the upper portions oi said legs l0.

By means oi" this construction a plurality of legs ysually l) may be assembled with an equal number of skirt sections, and, by reason of the predetermined abutments between the skirts Q1 and the edges Q2, and the rigid tastening together ot the members by means oiI tongues 23 and bosses 24, the several leg members l() will be rigidly held at justthe proper angle so that the lower edges of the toot portions and their filler members will all lie in the same plane to fit flush on a level surface to prevent accumulation of dirt underneath the toot portions.

The base assembly composed of the legs and skirt members, may be used to support the stove body, or the like in desired manner, As the structure herein described is particularly adapted to be enameled, due to the smooth curves thereof, it is preferable that danger ot damaging` the enamel be minimized by the provision or body supports E25, formed on the inside of the channeled leg, as shown to carry the body portion 26 with its edge slightly spaced from the edges of the enameled legs and skirts, as indicated at 27, Fig. l.

Gbviously changes in detail and design may be made without departing from this invention, and l do not desire to be limited to illustrative embodiment shown and described in detail, but define my invention in the following claims.

l claim:

l. ln combination with a channeled leg member havinga iller member at the foot thereof, and adapted to stand flush upon a the level suriace when properly supported to stand thereon, means tor holding the leg in such 1position that the end of the leg and the filler member will iit lush with the surface, comprising edges formed at the upper lateral portions ot said leg, shirt plates having portions formed to engage said edges and having odset tongues overlapping said upper lateral portions of said leg, and means ior firmly attaching said tongues to said leg, whereby the assembly ot a plurality of ne legs and skirt members will maintain the oot portions and tiller members in flush en- Vgement with the level surface.

2. ln combination with a channeled leg member having a filler member at the foot thereof, and adapted to stand flush upon a level suriace when properly supported to stand thereon, means for holding the leg in such position that the end ot the leg and the end ot the filler me Viber will iit ilush with the surface, comprising edges formed at the uppe lateral portions ot said leg, shirt plates having portions 'formed to engage said edges and provided with means wherewith to be iirmly fastened to said leg in said enposition whereby the assembly ot a plurality of the legs and skirt members will maintain the toot portions and filler members in flush engagement with the level surtace.

[TO PH 3. ln combination, a channeled leg, means removably positioned at the foot portion of the channel to preventaccumulation of' dust at the foot portion thereof, and means for positioning the legs so that the foot portion of the leg and the removable means will fit iiush against the floor.

il. ln combination a channeled leg member adapted to stand upon a surface, a filler member fitting into said channel at the foot portion thereof and comprising a channel covering portion extending along. the Open side of said channel to close the same and adapted to abut said surface with its lower edge and a tongue portion extending into the channel at such an angle as to be normally inclined upwardly with respect to a horizontal plane when attached to said leg standing on said surface, said tongue being formed to substantially fit the wall of said channel, said channel being provided with means abutting said tongue portion ior preventing longitudinal disp acement of said iller member in onedirection, means carried by said channel and abutting said channel covering portion to hold the same in channel covering position, means formed on said channel covering` portion coacting with said last named means to prevent longitudinal movement of said iiller member in the other direction, and means for fastening said iller member in position.

5. ln combination, a channeled leg member adapted to stand upon surface, a iiller memtting over said channel, said filler member comprising a portion extending along the open side of said channel and adapted to abut the surface With its lower edge and a portion extending into said channel and fitting the Walls thereof, said channel and filler member being provided with means to hold the tivo parte in relative posit-ion, and means 'for fastening the liller member to the leg7 in such relative position.

6. In Combination, a channeled leg member adapted to stand upon a surface, a :filler member fitting over said channel and having its lower edge formed to stand upon said Snrfaee, interengaging means carried by said leg and ller member for holding the two parte in relative position, and means for fastening the filler member to the leg.

7. In combination with a channeled east leg member provided with a boss and a plu rality of lugs, a filler member7 means for attaching said filler member to said boss7 and means carried by said filler member and engaging said lugs for retaining said filler member in position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

LESLIE DANA. 

